FAMILY VILLACRECES: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Villacreces

Coat of arms and family crest of Villacreces.

Genealogy of family Villacreces, origin of Villacreces, provenance of the family name Villacreces.

History and meaning for Villacreces.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Villacreces have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Villacreces.

The surname Villacreces is surely of SPANISH TOPONYMIC origin, as it bears the word VILLA (town) in its composition. It owes its origin to some town, or refers to some town.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Villacreces:

1) The origin of the family name Villacreces.

2) The meaning of the family name Villacreces.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Villacreces.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Villacreces.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Villacreces has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

It is known that the Villacreces have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Estremadura (Spain).

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Villacreces:

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Heraldario Hispanoamericano y Europeo, by Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas y Lopez and the Spanish King of Arms don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

* Extension of Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica by Endika de Mogrobejo.

* Nobiliario de Extremadura, by Adolfo Barredo de Valenzuela y Arrojo, and Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas y Lopez.

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The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Villacreces appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Villacreces. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Villacreces.

The family name Villacreces is registered in the "Heraldario Espanol, Europeo y Americano" by Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas and the King of Arms Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent. In this work there are names, like Villacreces that have branches in America and / or Europe.

Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Villacreces. This work is of great importance for the heraldry because it collects the history, evidence of nobility and nobility of surnames and lineages among which is the family name Villacreces. The name Villacreces also appears in the "Heraldic and Noble Dictionary of the Kingdoms of Spain" by Fernando Gonzalez Doria, although he presents less data on the name Villacreces than the "Nobiliario Espanol".

One of the most distinctive qualities of heraldry is the use of a limited palette of colours and patterns, usually referred to as tinctures. These are divided into three categories, known as metals, colours, and furs.

Next we are going to see the meanings of three tinctures:

1) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

2) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

3) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

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